Millwright

Position Description: • Champion a culture of reliability with the maintenance department by fostering a data-driven approach to decision making and encouraging a focus on proactive maintenance strategies.
• Use all proper and necessary tools to safely repair and maintain production/manufacturing equipment.
• Repairs/replaces belts, hoses, valves, sprockets, chains, motors, spindles, blades, bearings, and other machine parts in a production environment.
• Monitors the use and inventories of spare parts, maintenance supplies, and equipment and initiates reordering when necessary.
• Performs metal working (welding, cutting, fabricating) when necessary.
• Repairs/replaces hydraulic units – oiling units and equipment (chains/sprockets).
• Operates a forklift, mobile crane, or other rolling stock on occasion.
• Communicate regularly with co-workers and management to ensure good two-way communication concerning maintenance issues.
• Reviews the operation of plant equipment and systems constantly, to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipate and solve problems in a timely manner, and to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Implements projects that improve efficiency and/or reduce operating costs.
• Follows safety, health, and environmental policies and procedures. Responds to repair and modification requests from the Safety Committee and/or HR/Safety Manager.
• May also have additional responsibilities related to the operations of the plant, as assigned.